A preliminary hearing on the criminal charges has yet to take place and Wood has not yet said, if he stands trial, whether he would elect to be tried by a judge and jury or judge alone.

The commission has informed Wood — and several others — that Belanger could find misconduct on their parts.

"The publication of any findings of credibility or other findings with respect to (Wood) would be far-reaching given the notoriety that the Elliot Lake mall collapse has generated," the application states.

Commission lawyers said they would not comment on the application at this time.

Belanger has scheduled a hearing on Wood's application for next month in Ottawa.

His final report is due by the end of October.

Wood lost his professional engineering licence on a matter unrelated to the mall collapse.